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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Kendall County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2020 census, its population was 44,279. Its county seat is Boerne. The county is named for George Wilkins Kendall, a journalist and Mexican–American War correspondent.
Kendall County is part of the San Antonio–New Braunfels, TX metropolitan statistical area.
Progressive Farmer rated Kendall County fifth in its list of the "Best Places to Live in Rural America" in 2006.
Kendall, along with Hays and Comal Counties, was listed in 2017 of the nation's 10 fastest-growing large counties with a population of at least 10,000. From 2015 to 2016, Kendall County, the second-fastest-growing county in the nation, grew by 5.16%, gaining 2,088 people in a one-year period.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1862 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1862 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1862 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1862 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1867 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1870 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1870 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1903 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year | Population
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1870 | 1,536
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1880 | 2,763
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1890 | 3,826
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1900 | 4,103
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1910 | 4,517
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1920 | 4,779
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1930 | 4,970
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1940 | 5,080
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1950 | 5,423
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1960 | 5,889
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1970 | 6,964
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1980 | 10,635
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1990 | 14,589
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